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Originally Posted by parkher
PF4Mobile,
I don't tell you to read PDFs on PC.
I don't read PDFs, I convert them to something suitable for reading.
Of course I don't think that reading on PC is good for anything.
Avoid reading on PC as much as possible. Certainly not books.
But if reading pdf is job-related and you have to work on your PC anyway...
Usually I have a pdf open on one monitor while something else on another and it is not convenient to involve also a reader at the same time.
Besides, work related PDFs are usually A4. And A4 on 9.7" screen is not easy to read.
In conclusion, I don't consider PDFs suitable for e-readers and do not acknowledge their existence 
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I need to drop my 2 cents
I agree with you that whenever its possible to convert a given "book" into a format other than pdf (while preserving the layout), its probably easier to just read.
However, especially considering technical books / papers / scripts I am very fond of my M92 (as a 9.7" device). Using the hide margin functionality the text is only scaled slightly down, like 10-20% (if at all).
Personally, I find that very readable, especially given (well we're here in the Onyx forum) that you have the embolden glyph functionality, which comes in very handy: If you need the text to be just a bit more bold you can adjust it accordingly. I use it for some scripts of lectures in A4 with smaller margins than normal: around 1.5-2cm.
Since I am a grad student (computer science, math) and also work in this field, I basically read papers / books around 10-30 hours per week. Considering the ~100 pdfs / djvus I've skimmed through or read until now on my M92, I've only had problems with badly scanned documents. Personally (!) I prefer reading on the smaller 9.7" display in comparison to my 24" tft with a resolution of 1920x1200 at home, even though I can pivot it (allows reading of 4 pages letter format still comfortably) and I've 2 other similar tfts, reading on eInk is just better: Even though its smaller and offers not such a high resolution, I can read at a much closer distance without any eye strain.
Please note that I am only talking about reading, i.e. basically reading a paper from the beginning to the end, skimming through the book and using scribble (now with new 1.7 very good!) to mark some interesting paragraphs / literature etc. I would never use it to make a lot of annotations, writing texts with the virtual keyboard
2 other points are the mobility and the general ergonomics of such a device.
Considering the mobility: I highly favor the idea of working, i.e. reading
, outside if possible instead of sitting in my office / home all day.. And I really tried reading on my laptop using the public transport systems, but it just doesn't work out.
Additionally I very much like the idea of holding something in my hands compared to sitting (in a constrained position) all day starring at a fixed monitor. Just the possibility of moving around a bit in your chair, standing for some time, generally changing positions more often relaxes reading quite a lot.
However, I again want to stress that this is my very personal feeling about it.
People interested in buying a 9.7" or the M92 specifically should really try it out for themselves to select the device best fitting their needs.